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Inheritance of colour and coat in the Belgian Shepherd dog

โœ Scribed by R. Robinson

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
215 KB
Volume
76
Category
Article
ISSN
0016-6707

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โœฆ Synopsis

The several colours and coats of the Belgian Shepherd dog are shown to be due primary to combinations of the following genes: dominant black (As), dominant yellow (Ay), chinchilla (ch), long hair (l) and wire hair (Wh). The gene for black and tan (at) is or has been present in the breed. All of the dominant yellow dogs exhibit a black facial mask and extensive suffusion of black guard hairs on the body.

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